Disposable door mats



. July 22,1958 B. w. BORGSTROM 2,843,868

DISPOSABLE DOOR MATS Filed March 19, 1956 I9 FIG. 3 Inventor BRUCE W.BORGSTROM Rcama United States Patent DISPOSABLE DOOR MATS Bruce W.Borgstrom, Clarkson, Ontario, Canada Application March 19, 1956, SerialNo. 572,376

2 Claims. (Cl. 15-215) This invention relates to a disposable door mat.

A conventional door mat is relatively expensive and unwieldly forcleaning purposes. In many instances, the housewife places newspapersabout household entrances on damp days because a door may becomerelatively ineffective upon saturation by moisture and dirt.

It is the main object of the present invention to provide a cheap,effective and disposable door mat which may be fashioned in a mannerproviding a pleasing appearance.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a disposabledoor mat formed of relatively coarse, cheap paper stock and which isadapted to maintain its place on ,a floor surface.

With these and other objects in view, the invention generally comprisesa disposable door mat formed from a paper sheet preferably having anirregular surface and characterized by the ability to absorb moisture.The underside of the sheet embodies a waterproof coating which, in thepreferred construction, is adapted to grip the floor surface to preventslipping of the mat. It is also preferred to embody a reinforcingfibrous web in the structure of the mat.

Other objects of the invention will be appreciated by a study of thefollowing specification taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a pad of disposable door mats of theinvention from which a mat may be removed before or after use;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of a door mataccording to a modification of the invention illustrating the structurethereof; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view corresponding to that of Figure 2 butillustrating a preferred structure.

Referring to the drawings, a plurality of disposable door mats maybesupplied in a stack 11 held together by a binding 12 from which each matis removable along a weakened or perforated line 13. Each mat may haveprinted thereon various designs 14 and printed matter 15; the door matof the invention lending itself particularly to colouring andornamentation.

In construction, each of the mats 10 according to the invention,comprises a paper sheet 16 preferably formed from paper mach to providea moisture absorbent irregular surfaced body. It is not intended toconfine the invention to the use of such material for a very roughblotter-like stock may be employed as the paper sheet in the door matconstruction of the invention. Also, a

2,843,868 Patented July 22, 1958 relatively light kraft paper having awrinkled surface is suitable as a paper sheet in the door mat of theinvention, though kraft paper is not as absorbent as may be desired insome instances. However, it may be more easily printed upon than mostother suitable materials.

The under surface of the sheet 16 has applied thereto a water-proofcoating 17. The water-proof coating may be in the form of a plasticcomposition sprayed thereon, for example, cellulose acetate. Aneffectively waterproofing plastic resin or oil-based paint may beemployed for this purpose.

In Figure 3, a preferred construction is illustrated wherein a sheet 16as before has applied thereto a waterproof coating 17 and carriesthereunder a reinforcing fibrous web 18. A latex undercoating 19 sprayedor brushed thereon effectively bonds the web 18 to the sheet. In thisconnection, a latex coating may provide sufficient proof againstmoisture to obviate the necessity of applying a. special water-proofingcoating 17.

It will be apparent that the disposable door mat of the invention maycarry a variety of decoration thereon and may be provided in a varietyof shapes.

While there has been described what is at present considered a preferredembodiment of the present invention, it will be appreciated by thoseskilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be madetherein without departing from the essence of the invention and it isintended to cover herein all such changes and modifications as comewithin the true spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A door mat adapted for discard after usage and comprising incombination: an irregularly surfaced fibrous body formed of paperadapted for absorption of moisture and shaped in the form of a sheet; awater-proof coating extending entirely over one surface of said sheetand rendering said surface substantially water impermeable; a latexcoating extending over surfaces of said waterproof coating and providinga floor surface gripping medium for said mat rendering the latter safefor use; and a fibrous reinforcing web bonded to said sheet by saidwater-proofing coating.

2. A door mat structure comprising in combination: a plurality ofstacked door mat sheets each [being in the form of an irregularlysurfaced fibrous body formed of paper adapted for absorption ofmoisture; a water-proof coating extending entirely over the undersurfaceof each sheet and rendering said surface substantially impervious towater; a latex coating on the undersurface of each sheet and providing agripping medium against a supporting surface therefor; and meansremovably binding said sheets substantially along one edge thereof.

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